Past Events

Internationalisation in Education: Japan, the Japanese and Britain

Japan and North Korea: What is the real security threat?

Culture and Creativity: Education and Training in the Arts

This seminar focuses upon culture and creativity and differing approaches to education and training in the arts, drawing upon the experience of leading academics and practitioners in the visual and performing arts, this

Bernard Leach: Life and Work

By Emmanuel Cooper Published by Yale University Press Recognised as the father of studio pottery, Bernard Leach (1887–1979) played a pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters in Britain and around the world. Born in Hong Kong and educated in Britain, Leach acted as a courier between East and West. His pots reflect the inspiration

JAPAN: Still Building on Science and Technology

The politics of Japanare less widely reported than the Japanese economy. Most people are aware of the economic ‘miracle’ following the Second World War, whereby Japan became the second largest economy in the world after the United States, and the economic stagnation of the early 1990s is also well known. But it is difficult to

Education in Science: Opportunities for UK-Japan Partnership

The seminar surveyed some of the reasons why science education is in transition both in Britain and in Japan and explored ways in which partnership between the two countries can address common concerns.

Foreign Language Education in the UK

The Nuffield Language Inquiry’s report, ‘Languages – The Next Generation’ pointed to the key significance for Britain of an improved performance in this field; a series of specific measures was recommended for early language learning and the promotion of better practice in our schools and Universities as well as in the business community.

Gender, Equality and Family Life

Professor Sumiko Iwao is Professor of Social Psychology at the Musashi Institute of Technology and Professor Emeritus at Keio University. Professor Iwao has worked in gender issues on the international stage and in Japan. Professor Iwao was the head of the Japanese delegation to Women 2000, the Special Session of the UN General Assembly, and

The Construction State: Beyond the Polemic

In labelling Japan ‘the construction state’, some have sought to hold the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport partly responsible for Japan’s current malaise. Prime Minister Koizumi’s recent attempts to address the perceived excesses of the highway building lobby have been regarded as reinforcing this impression. The seminar sought to go beyond the polemic and

Education Reform: Can the Japanese Change their Education System?

Contributors addressed a wide variety of themes from an analysis of educational developments under Prime Minister Nakasone, to the practical effects of changes in the teaching of mathematics.

Japanese Export Porcelain

By Oliver Impey Published by Hotei Publishing The Ashmolean Museum’s collection of Japanese export porcelain is perhaps the most comprehensive collection in the West. The present catalogue includes only the export wares, the Arita, Ko-Imari and Kakiemon porcelains of the years between about 1660 and 1740, the peak period of the trade. More than 400 pieces

大和一番レクチャーライオネル・バーバー

2016年9月29日に、大和日英基金は駐日 英国大使館との共催で大使公邸において第 二回大和一番レクチャーを開催しました。 フィナンシャル・タイムズ紙の編集長の ライオネル・バーバーが講師を務め、 EU 離脱「ブレグジット」後の英国につい て講演しました。 講演では、英国にとってEUの歴史的意義 を始め、2008年と2009年の世界金融危機 5 とユーロゾーンの危機を背景にした統合の 流動化について述べました。更に、「小さ な英国」に移行してしまうより、むしろ政 治および金融に積極的な関心を持つことを 主張し、バーバー氏は「ブレグジット」の 最も理想的なシナリオや、その後の英国の 新たな役割について提案しました: http://on.ft.com/2eCqF5D